Down By the Water, Plymouth, Hyannis, White Horse Beach, Massachusetts, USA

A hungry gull, Hyannis Harbor, Cape Cod. Not many people out and about on these cold winter days - even with the sun shining.



Empty slips in winter, Hyannis Harbor



Kalmus Beach, Hyannis



White Horse Beach in Plymouth.



Plymouth Harbor at low tide.

Sailboats, Hyannis, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA

Passing by the Hyannis Harbor, I stopped to see these lonely little sailboats resting on their docks. My timing was lucky because.......



....in just a couple minutes, a small army of young sailors appeared and starting setting up the boats for use.



I must not be a true New Englander. The idea of sailing when the air temp is in the forties F and the wind blowing 10-18 knots with white caps on the water is too much for my cold-averse mentality. On the other hand, the excitement of these young sailors to get set up and on the water is palpable.



All set and ready to fill the sails and GO!

Hyannis, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA

Learning to sail in the waters of Hyannis harbor is a rite of passage for some fortunate New England youth.

The ultimate in recycling - here's a great practical and artistic use for a rowboat that has finished its life at sea.

In case you've ever wondered where all the marker buoy floats attached to lobster traps and crab pots come from - here is the secret - they are grown in gardens like this one at Hyannis harbor. These marker buoys are members of the species Scirpus lacustris, commonly called "bulrushes," a grasslike cyperaceous marsh/wetland plant. Selective genetic breeding now produces different colored and striped heads suitable for differentiating among traps. (Since you're reading this on the internet it must be true, right?)

I'm not telling who owns this boat but, having this much power on such a small boat says something about a particular physical attribute of its male owner - it's either way too big or way too small........